The captain of the Iranian vessel IRIS Bushehr surrendered his ship to Sri Lanka for formal internment, marking the first such event involving a neutral nation since World War II.President Anura Kumara Dissanayake moved the 208 crew members to Trincomalee to be held under parole restrictions for the remainder of the ongoing conflict.This move follows the destruction of the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena by a US Navy submarine torpedo in the Indian Ocean as it returned from exercises in India.While
Iran condemned the sinking as an atrocity, Sri Lankan officials emphasized their neutral stance while upholding international maritime laws regarding belligerent vessels.